Jose Mourinho Still in Hunt for Wayne Rooney

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Chelsea opened their Premier League campaign with a 2-0 win over Hull City, but Mourinho feels his squad is far from the finished article.

Manchester United forward Wayne Rooney has been at the top of Mourinho's wish list for much of the summer. The Portuguese still wants a striker, and a report in The Sun (subscription required) states he will pursue Rooney to the end of the transfer window.

Rooney played 30 minutes of Manchester United's win over Swansea and gave nothing away about his future when questioned after the game.

Chelsea have so far been rebuffed by United, but Rob Beasley claims Rooney remains Mourinho's No. 1 target and that the Blues boss is not ready to give up the chase.

"We will try until the last day to add a player to the squad - a striker," Beasley quotes Mourinho as saying. "But, in this moment, every striker has a club."

Tottenham Battle Liverpool for Willian

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Willian has emerged as one of hottest transfer targets following the news of Anzhi Makhachkala's cost-cutting, and the Daily Mirror's Darren Lewis claims Tottenham are ready to do battle with Liverpool for the midfielder.

Liverpool are reported to have tabled a bid in the region of £26 million, but Lewis suggests Anzhi are seeking £30 million.

Lewis' piece says Liverpool have already agreed to terms with the player, but he adds that Spurs have "indicated" that they are ready to go to £30 million to snare the Brazilian midfielder.

Arsenal Sweating on Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain

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The adage is "when it rains, it pours." And it would appear Arsene Wenger is under a very dark cloud. The Daily Mirror’s John Cross is reporting that midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain could be sidelined until February.

Wenger has endured a frustrating summer in the transfer market and saw his side lose to Aston Villa on the opening day of the Premier League season.

It was during the 3-1 home defeat that Oxlade-Chamberlain damaged a knee. An early report, also in the Daily Mirror, suggested he could be sidelined for three months. But the latest piece from Cross suggests it could be February before the England star is seen in action again.

Sunday tests confirmed damage to the left knee of the 20-year-old England midfielder, who went off injured in the Gunners' shock season-opening home loss to Aston Villa.

He will have a further scan on Monday, when his worst fears could be confirmed.

And Cross continued by suggesting that the injury to Oxlade-Chamberlain heightens the pressure on Wenger to spend, with Luis Suarez and Wayne Rooney two of a host of targets that could surely compensate for the youngster's injury.